Zimbabwe marked their return to the T20 World Cup with a commanding eight-wicket victory over Oman at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo. As reported by Business Recorder, Zimbabwe's pace attack was instrumental in their success, with Richard Ngarava and Blessing Muzarabani leading the charge by reducing Oman to 27-5 early in the innings. Oman was eventually bowled out for a mere 103 runs, with none of their top-order batsmen reaching double figures. ESPN Cricinfo highlighted the contribution of Zimbabwe's pace trio, including Brad Evans, who collectively claimed nine wickets, a first for Zimbabwe in a T20 World Cup match. Muzarabani, who was named player of the match, remarked, 'There was some good bounce on the pitch and I thought we used the conditions well.'